The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approval of an Ordinance authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston (City) and Avenue Community Development Corporation (Avenue), providing up to $200,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to provide housing education and counseling services for approximately 475 low-to-moderate income households.
These services will be provided in the form of pre-purchase education classes and counseling, post purchase one-on-one counseling and semi-annual workshops, and foreclosure intervention counseling. The program will seek to serve households living at or below 80% AMI and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) or limited English proficiency households.
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Category
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Amount
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Percent
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Program Services
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$170,066.00
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85.03%
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Administrative
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$29,934.00
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14.97%
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Total
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$200,000.00
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100.00%
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HCD conducted a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for CDBG services in December 2022 with a one-year renewal option, at the City’s discretion. Avenue CDC was one of the agencies selected. This Agreement would provide funding from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
Avenue has received funding through numerous contracts and Agreements with the City since 2000 and had no findings on its last compliance monitoring.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
This item was reviewed by the Housing and Community Affairs Committee on August 22, 2023.
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Keith W. Bynam, Director